Safety trunk and bag carrier for automobiles



. GRIZZELLE H SAFETY TRUNK AND BAG CARRIER-FOR AUTOMOB APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26. i920.

futon/w13 H. 0. GRIZZELLE.

SAFETY TRUNK AND BAG CARRIER FOR AUTOMOBILES. APPLlc/aro'n FILED FEB. 26,'1920.

19mm. @on 117, 11922.,

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

attenua? esame-a oe.. iv. lesa HARRY O. GRIZZELLE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SAFETY TRUNK AND BAG CARRIER FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Application ined rebraary ze, 1920. sei-iai no. 361,368.

[ uit whom t may concern,

Be it known that HARRY O. GRIzzELLn, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, has invented new and useful Improvements in Safety 'lrunk and Bag Carriers for Automobiles, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, relatively inexpensive and eflicient attachment applicable to the running boards of automobiles and similar vehicles for extension when required to receive and safely carry receptacles and packages including trunks, traveling bags and the like, and capable of folding into compact Ylorm when not in use so as to occupy an inconspicuous position on the vehicle without interfering with the normal use'of the running board as a step, and with these objects in View the invention consists in a construction and combination of parts of which a preferred embodiment is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is plan view of the plied in the operative position to a vehicle.

Figure 2 is a side view ot the same in its 'folded position.

Figure 3 is a side view oft' the carrier exteneed and in operative position. f

vFigure at is an end view partly in section ot the same. j

vligru'e 5 is a detail section showing means for mounting and securing the carrier on. the running board oi the vehicle.

Figure 6 is a detail view in perspective showing one of the joints between corresponding laf/.y tongs units at the meeting edges ot tufo adjoining walls ot the structure.

ligure T is a detail view in perspective of vthe means whereby the lowcrmost unit of the side wall is mounted upon the base.

The device consists essentially of a threesided receptacle having an outer side wall 1() and ilront and rear end Walls 11 and 12 constructed respectively of lazy tongs with thc extremities of the members 1()a of the side 'wall provided with inwardly extending ears 10b upon which are pivotally mount-ed the adjacent extremities of the members of the end Wall lillers, the inner extremities of the latter being connected by the elements 13 olf 'folding corner uprights which rest at their lov-:er ends upon the running boar-d or step 1l. The carrier also includes a. base or carrier apbottom 15 slidably mounted upon the running vboard or step by having its end edges engaged by clips 16 secured to the latter, and in order to provide for the inward and outward sliding movement of the base or bottom 15 to vary the depth or distance between the outer wall 10 and the plane of the ujjirights 13, or the side of the car as indicated at 17, the members 11a of the end Wall lazy tongs are extensible and comprise relatively movable elements 11b and 11c of which one is longitudinally slotted as shown at 18 to receive guide pins 19 on the other element.

Therefore vnot only is the receptacle extensible vertically by the relative pivotal movements ot the members or the lazy tongs constituting the side and end walls, but the side wall is movable toward and from the plane of the corner uprights 13 to vary the dimensions or' the receptacle in width by the extension longitudinally of the members of the end wall lazy tongs.

lWhen collapsed the members of the end Wall lazy tongs are reduced in length or in elifect telescoped by the inward sliding movement ot' lthe bottom or base 15, and the members oi both the side and end walls are l'olded into substantial parallelism adjacent to the plane of the running board or step la or equivalent supporting means.

The receptacle is litted with a cap or cover Q0 preferably consisting oi' the relatively adjustable members 2b and 2U tlanged as at Q1, whereby said cap or cover adapted to be folded by relative movenient et its memy bers when the side wall is adjusted inwardly, and when the receptacle is folded, the cap or cover serves in connection with the base or bottom to i'orni a housing in which the members olf the lazy tongs are enclosed to present an appearance indicated in Figure 2.

The cap or cover is preferably provided with av grip or handle 22 to facilitate the extension of the device and connected with the end Walls adjacent to their inner edges are hooks 23 or similar fastening means for engagement with keepers 24k Which may be conveniently attached to the side of the vehicle to hold the receptacle in its extended andoperative position. As will be understood particularly by reference to Figure G the adjoining walls of the structure, as for example a side wall and an end Wall at their meeting edges, said walls being disposed in substantially perpendicular planes to Jform an angle or corner of the receptacle., do not depend upon an upright or other frame element or member, but on the other hand the side joints of the unitslof ,the adjoining Walls are pivotally connected togetherl at the angle as by providinganelement such as 10l of a unit of one Wall With a terminal offset or angularly disposed ear l0b upon Which are'pivotally mounted the extremities of the elements of the corresponding unit of the adjoining angularly disposedwall. The term lazy tongs7 as applied tothe construction ofthe Walls of the receptacle is employed in lieu of amore appropriateterin to define a structure [consisting of' a plurality Lof units each of which .comprisesintersecting. elements disposed in pivotal' relation at an intermediate point or subject to relative piv otal movement around a common i'ntermeu d'iate point, the adj acent terminals of the elements or 'levers of the several units being pivota'lly connected together, and Whereas in practice a pivotmay be arranged to connect the elements of each unit at the intersection or pivotal point, as inthe ordinary form of lazy tongs constructions, it is lWholly unnecessary to `use such pivots .in the present structure, owing to the fact that the elementsof each unit will have the required relative pivotal movement Whether' or not such pivots are used. In the `end Wall constructions rpivots ,are shown at the pivotal points ofthe elements because of ,the additional extension characteristic ofthe elements to permit of a longitudinal collapsing movement thereof to vary the depth from` front to rear or from outer to inner Wall of :thereceptacle in accordance with the inwardand outward sliding movement o f the lbase l5 to which the terminals of the elements on the lowermost unit are attached byA means of pins 25 operating in slots '26 in suitable blocks 27.

It Will 'be obvious that the device when folded may occupy a position on the running board or step ofthe vehicle'under such conditions as not to interfere with 'the normal use thereof yin entering and leaving the ca r, and when extended, such receptacles as trunks, traveling` bags and the like may be arranged `therein and held in position for transportation Without occupying space Within the car and thus Without interfering Withthe comfort of the occupants thereof.

What isl claimed is:

l. A collapsible trunli: and bag carrier for vehicles having side andend Walls con sisting of lazyl tongs With the side joint-s of the units of adjoining Walls pivotally connected at the angle, and a base upon Which the terminals ofthe elements of the lowermost unit ofthe lazy tongs of one Wall are slidingly mounted.

2. A. collapsible trunk and bag carrier for vehicles -having side` and end Walls consisting of lazy tongs with the side joints of the units of adjoining Wallsjpivotal'ly connected at vthe angle, and a base having slotted bearing blocks, and the terminals of the elements of the lowermost unit of one of'said4 walls being provided with pins for sliding engagement with the slots of said bearing blocks.

A; collapsible trunk andbag carrier for vehieles-having-side and ,end walls consisting/'of lazy tongs -Wi'th ,the elements Vof? the unit of one Wall'provided Withterminal ears toy Which are pi'voted the terminals of the `elements ofthev corresponding units ofthe adjoining Wall, the elements ofthe uni-tsof opposite Walls being of telescoping construction.

L A collapsible trunk andbag carrier'for lVehicles having side and .end Walls .con-y sisting,y of lazy "tongs With'tlie elements of the unit of one Wall' provided WithY terminal earsto which are pivoted the` terminals of the elements ofthe correspondingunits of theadjoining Wall, the elements 'ofthe Aunits of opposite Walls consisting of `relatively sllida'ble members. y

5. A collapsible carrier 'for veliiclesghaving a base or 'bottom and vmeans forv slid-l ably .mounting the same upon the vrunning board or step ofl a vehicle, side and endnected Awith the uppermost members of the' side and end Wall structures, and means for locking the walls in their extended positions. y

In testin'ionvWhereofhe ailixes his signature.

HARRY t).l :lRlZZELLE 

